‘Lady Bird’ Is Now A24’s Highest-Grossing Film, Surpassing ‘Moonlight’
The list of “Lady Bird” accolades continues to accumulate. After becoming the highest-rated movie in Rotten Tomatoes history — it was 100% “fresh” with nearly 200 reviews, save for a lone contrarian — Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age drama is now A24’s most financially successful film. After a little less than two months in theaters, it has now made $28,306,445 within the United States — placing it above the $27,854,932 earned by “Moonlight.”
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Barry Jenkins’ Best Picture winner still holds the worldwide title for A24, having made more than $65 million. However, “Lady Bird” has yet to open in foreign markets. The film, which stars Saoirse Ronan as a high-school senior hoping to get out of Sacramento in the early 2000s, got off to a promising start when it earned $364,437 in four theaters during its opening weekend — a $91,109 per-theater average, one of the highest of the year. (Others that have fared well in that regard are “The Big Sick” and “Call Me by Your Name.”)
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With four Golden Globe nominations — Best Picture — Musical or Comedy, Best Screenplay, Best Actress for Ronan and Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf — and a number of Oscar nods expected, “Lady Bird” is likely to continue its box-office ascent in the coming weeks and months.
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